Table 2.
Clinical and Surgical Variables
| Controls | TAP-Cath | TAP-LB | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 40 | 48 | 40 | |
| Clinical variable | ||||
| Chemotherapy | 0.8964 | |||
| No | 33 | 38 | 33 | |
| Yes | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| Radiotherapy | 0.1129 | |||
| No | 35 | 34 | 28 | |
| Yes | 5 | 14 | 12 | |
| Surgical variables | ||||
| Laterality | 0.1372 | |||
| Unilateral | 26 | 30 | 18 | |
| Bilateral | 14 | 18 | 22 | |
| Timing | 0.0111 | |||
| Immediate | 40 | 41 | 33 | |
| Delayed | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Type of abdominal flap | 0.2293 | |||
| Total no. | 54 | 66 | 62 | |
| MSI/II (TRAM) | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| MSIII (DIEP) | 53 | 62 | 55 | |
| MSIY (SIEA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominall mesh | 0.0250 | |||
| No | 40 | 47 | 35 | |
| Yes | 0 | 1 | 5 |
MS, muscle-sparing; TRAM, transverse abdominis myocutaneous; DIEP, deep inferior epigastric artery perforator; SIEA, superficial inferior epigastric artery; TAP-Cath, transversus abdominis plane–catheter; TAP-LB, transversus abdominis plane–liposomal bupivacaine.